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    The Continents of The World

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    Asia is the largest and most populous continent, with over 4.5 billion people living across 48 countries. It contains the highest and lowest points on Earth - Mount Everest and the Dead Sea. Africa is the second largest continent, intersected by the equator. It is home to over 1.2 billion people speaking over 1,000 languages, and contains diverse ecosystems ranging from deserts to rainforests. North America is comprised of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and is bordered by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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    Asia is the largest and most populous continent, with over 4.5 billion people living across 48 countries. It contains the highest and lowest points on Earth - Mount Everest and the Dead Sea. Africa is the second largest continent, intersected by the equator. It is home to over 1.2 billion people speaking over 1,000 languages, and contains diverse ecosystems ranging from deserts to rainforests. North America is comprised of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and is bordered by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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    Asia is the largest and most populous continent, with over 4.5 billion people living across 48 countries. It contains the highest and lowest points on Earth - Mount Everest and the Dead Sea. Africa is the second largest continent, intersected by the equator. It is home to over 1.2 billion people speaking over 1,000 languages, and contains diverse ecosystems ranging from deserts to rainforests. North America is comprised of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and is bordered by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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    ASIA

    • Asia is the biggest continent, and it


    has the most people – it is very
    crowded in some parts of Asia!
    • Giant Pandas live in China and eat
    bamboo
    • A cool place to visit in Asia is the
    Great Wall of China – it is the
    largest structure ever built by man
    ASIA
    • Asia being the largest of the continents covers around one-third of the world’s total land
    area. Asia is known for its vast size and incomparable character.
    • There are 48 countries in Asia
    • Most people are Chinese, Indian, Japanese or Arab
    • North Asia is also known as Siberia. It is extremely cold.
    • The Pacific, Arctic and Indian oceans all surround Asia.
    • China is the largest country in East Asia, China is the most populous country in the world.
    • Central Asia is made up of deserts, mountains and plateaus.
    • The Middle East is a part of South Asia, the 3 continents of Asia, Africa and Europe meet
    here.
    • The Himalayas are also a part of South Asia – this is home to Mt Everest.
    WE ALSO GET TO SEE THE HIGHEST AND THE LOWEST POINTS OF
    THE EARTH’S SURFACE IN ASIA. THE HIGHEST BEING, MOUNT EVEREST
    (8,848 METERS) AND THE LOWEST IS THE SHORE OF THE DEAD SEA (397
    METERS BELOW SEA LEVEL).
    AFRICA

    • Africa is a very hot continent


    because the equator runs
    through the middle of it
    • Lions live in Africa
    • Most people in Africa have
    dark skin and hair
    • The Egyptian pyramids are in
    Africa
    AFRICA
    • Africa is the second largest of the continents, covers around 22% of the world’s land area. The Equator intersects it and the
    expansive landmass covers the Sahara, which is the world’s largest desert, and the Nile, the longest river on earth.

    • Africa is comprised of 55 countries and 9 territories. Over 1.2 Billion people live in Africa.

    • Africa is home to safari parks, deserts, savannah grasslands, jungles and tropical rainforests.

    • Africa makes up 22% of the world’s mass.

    • Africa is famous for its many different animals such as elephants, giraffes, monkeys, cheetahs, hyenas, lions, zebras, rhinoceros’ and
    hippopotamus’.

    • Africa is also home to the Nile River, the worlds longest river, and Lake Victoria, the second largest lake in the world.

    • There are over 1,000 recognised languages in Africa and the religions include Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and other
    traditional African religions.

    • This continent is basically divided into three regions, which are the Northern Plateau, the Central Southern Plateau, and
    the Eastern Highlands. This includes plains, swampy coastal regions, lush tropical forests with Savannah’s and hilly plateaus
    inland.
    NORTH AMERICA

    • North America is cold in the north


    and warm in the south
    • Buffalo live in North America
    • People in North America came
    here from many other continents
    • The USA, Mexico, and Canada are
    the three biggest countries in
    North America
    NORTH AMERICA
    • North America is the third largest continent by land mass and the fourth largest by
    population.
    • North America is around twice the size of Europe. America has irregular coastline with
    many prominent offshore islands, including Greenland, which is the largest island in the
    world.
    • North America consists of twenty four countries, the largest by land mass being Canada.
    • North America is home to over five hundred million people.
    • The most populated city in North America is Mexico City, Mexico, where there are almost
    nine million people currently residing.
    • The first North Americans are believed to be of Asian descent by crossing from North East
    Asia
    • North America is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west,
    the Arctic Ocean to the north, and both the Panama Canal and South America to the South
    SOUTH AMERICA

    • South America is a warm


    continent
    • People there speak mostly
    Spanish
    • The biggest country is Brazil,
    where people love to play
    soccer
    • The Amazon rainforest is in
    South America
    • South America is the fourth largest continent of the world although it contains less
    than 12% of the world’s population.
    • South America includes the following countries:Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia,
    Suriname, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Colombia, Guyana, and Ecuador.
    • The majority of the population lives in the coastal regions.
    • The Western region of the continent is home to the Andes mountain ranges.
    • South America contains the highest volume river, the Amazon, the longest mountain
    range, the Andes, and the driest area on the planet, the Atacama Desert.
    • South America is home to some of the most fascinating animals such as the anaconda,
    llama, jaguar, tapir, vicuna, and piranha
    • Most South Americans speak Spanish or Portuguese
    ANTARCTICA

    • Antarctica is the coldest


    continent
    • No people live in Antarctica,
    but some scientists visit to
    study the weather or animals
    there
    • Many kinds of penguins live in
    Antarctica
    EUROPE
    • Southern Europe boasts highlands and mountains, while
    Northern Europe is very flat
    • Europe is the second smallest continent by surface area
    • Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the
    Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Caspian,
    Mediterranean, and Black Seas to the south
    • The currency ‘Euro’ is used in 18 countries inside Europe
    • On every continent of the world, one can find large
    populations of Europeans.
    AUSTRALIA

    • Australia is an island continent


    • Native people in Australia are called
    Aborigines
    • Other people in Australia are
    related to criminals sent from
    Europe long ago
    • Kangaroos, koalas, and platypuses
    live in Australia
    • The weather in Australia is the
    opposite of our weather

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